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John Seely Brown

The web has just begun to have an impact on our lives. As fascinated as we are with it today, we’re still seeing it in its early forms… My belief is that not only will the web be as fundamental to society as electrification but that it will be subject to many of the same diffusion and absorption dynamics as that earlier medium.

Making Change Happen

 

Learning from Home - Sir Ken Robinson
Resources to help families while educating children at home during the Covid-19 pandemic. There are interviews with families, educators, school leaders, parenting experts and others.

New Pedagogies for Deep Learning
Partnering with over 1300 schools in 8 countries. NPDL works with clusters and networks of schools to build knowledge and practices that develop deep learning and foster whole system change. NPDL works alongside educators to change the role of teachers to that of activators of learning who design learning experiences that build on learner strengths and needs, create new knowledge using real-life problem solving and help all students identify their talents, purpose and passion. Change Leaders

The Horizon Report - 2020
This highly regarded report seeks to identify and describe emerging technologies that will likely have a significant impact on K-12 education, higher education and museums. Specific Australian reports are also available. Site includes range of topics including 7 Things you should know .. series. Library edition 2014-2017

The Future of Information Technology - K12
From CoSN (Consortium of School Networking), this document written by Robert J Moore has the subtitle How the Next Ten Years Will Fundamentally Change the Role of the K-12 CTO (Chief Technology Officer). It's a summary of a larger report about the role of the IT Department within K-12 education, cloud computing and virtualisation. Related article by Doug Johnson - Libraries in the Cloud.

Developing a Technology Vision Statement
This blog post by teacher librarian and technology and learning coach, Kim Cofina, documents the journey her school has taken in developing a technology vision statement.  It's worth noting for those involved in developing the elearning journey within a school.  Of particular note is the involvement of all stakeholders - teachers, students, administration and parents.

Institute for the Future: Future of Learning
Bringing together innovators and thinkers to explore education.  New technologies, new ecologies, and new practices are disrupting how we learn, what we learn, and where we learn. The definitions of teacher and student are fluid. Education is moving out of episodic experiences at traditional institutions like classrooms and schools into learning flows that course through our daily lives.  This project assists in gaining perspectives.  Also Future of Work.